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Lean Hogs Apr '25 (HEJ25)

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Lean Hogs Futures Market News and Commentary

Hogs Rally on Friday

Lean hog futures closed the Friday session with contracts up 85 cents to $1.25. June was up $3.125 on the week to close over $100. USDA’s national average base hog negotiated price was back up 8 cents from the day prior at $91.39 in the Friday PM report. The CME Lean Hog Index was up another 52 cents from the previous day at $87.27 on April 23. 

Commitment of Traders data from Friday afternoon showed speculators adding back 18,235 contracts to their net long as of April 22, taking the position to 58,457 contracts.

Pork stocks at the end of March totaled 422.254 million lbs, which was more than 40 million lbs below last year and a slight drop from February. That was also the lowest for the end of March since 1997.

USDA’s Friday afternoon pork cutout value was $2.18 higher at $98.04. The picnic, rib, and ham primals were reported lower, with the belly up $9.75. This week’s federally inspected hog slaughter from USDA was estimated at 2.371 million head. That was up 59... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Lean Hogs
Contract Size
40,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.00025 per pound ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:30a.m. - 1:05p.m. (Settles 1:00p.m.) CST
Exchange
CME
Point Value
$400
Margin/Maintenance
$2,035/1,850
First Notice Date
04/01/25
Expiration Date
04/14/25 (expired)

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Lean Hogs Apr '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
93,132 (-8,058)
122,741 (+4,530)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
93,049 (+9,031)
61,753 (-4,244)
Producers - Long / Short
22,616 (-3,990)
109,771 (+8,999)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
62,728 (-174)
5,182 (-575)
Managed Money - Long / Short
72,735 (+8,366)
17,046 (-9,608)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
20,314 (+665)
44,707 (+5,364)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
85.225 +0.29%
on 03/20/25
88.600 -3.53%
on 03/17/25
-1.150 (-1.33%)
since 03/14/25
3-Month
80.725 +5.88%
on 03/04/25
94.750 -9.79%
on 02/12/25
-5.025 (-5.55%)
since 01/14/25
52-Week
72.650 +17.65%
on 08/13/24
94.750 -9.79%
on 02/12/25
+1.675 (+2.00%)
since 04/12/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 85.783
2nd Resistance Point 85.692
1st Resistance Point 85.583
Last Price 85.370s
1st Support Level 85.383
2nd Support Level 85.292
3rd Support Level 85.183

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52-Week High 94.750
Fibonacci 61.8% 86.308
Last Price 85.370s
Fibonacci 50% 83.700
Fibonacci 38.2% 81.092
52-Week Low 72.650

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